Spotlight

Celebrating the Rural Women of Montana

International Day of Rural Women is October 15. We’re celebrating the commitment, determination, and strength of the rural women of Montana.

October 1, 2022

Joriah’s Jam — Thanks Mom!

Joriah visited to help pick, peel, and process the free apples from our trees. She returned home with gifts for her family—a dozen jars of “Joriah’s Jam.”

October 1, 2022

Barbara Schiffman

Barbara Schiffman jumped into the Flathead writing community, eager to share her experience in Hollywood as a script consultant and creative producer.

September 6, 2022

Lona Pond (center) with Missoula Smokejumpers Tyler Keith (left) and Rick Olivares (right)

Raising Awareness for Wildland Firefighters

Former Hotshot Lona Pond is working to raise awareness for wildland firefighters — to get them better healthcare and better pay for grueling and dangerous work.

September 6, 2022

Photo of Montana adventurer/explorer Jon Turk kayaking through the icy waters around Ellesmer Island, close to the North Pole

Hair-Raising Adventures with Jon Turk

Jon Turk earned a PhD in chemistry, but that wasn’t the life he wanted. He longed to explore the globe and so secured sponsors to fund his extreme adventures.

August 3, 2022

Photo of a road destroyed by flooding of the Yellowstone River

Wild Yellowstone River Goes Wilder

On June 13, the already-wild Yellowstone River reminded us it can’t be tamed. Businesses and residents have wondered how the rest of the summer would unfold.

August 3, 2022

Photo of Dr. Ron Pend and his daughter Lona Pond at the Smokejumper memorial in Missoula, Montana

Keeping a Promise: Blessing for Smokejumpers Perished in Montana’s 1949 Mann Gulch Fire

McCall, Idaho’s first Native American smokejumper fulfills a promise he made to the last living survivor of the 1949 Mann Gulch fire, Robert Salee.

July 29, 2022

Know Your Bud: Euphoria, Relief Come in Many Forms

With marijuana legal in many parts of Montana, many seniors may want to try it. It’s good to know your bud, so you know what to expect.

June 27, 2022

Photo of a Meals on Wheels volunteer delivering a meal to a senior woman.

On the Road with Meals on Wheels

The national Meals on Wheels program has grown over the past 50 years. Montana’s program delivered 847 thousand meals to about 8,000 at-home seniors in 2019.

June 22, 2022

Fashion Forward: 100-Year-Old Iris Apfel Intersects Textiles, Fashion, History

Metropolitan Museum of Art called Iris Apfel one of America’s quintessential stylemakers when it showcased her costume jewelry and clothing collection.

June 1, 2022